Textiles and clothing, by Kate Heintz Watson (1914)
Watson, Kate Heintz, American School of Home Economics · Chicago, American School of Home Economics · leaf 50
en from linen, the fibers of which are stiffand straight. After the removal of the seed, no other fiber is sofree from impurities—5 per cent is the loss sustained COTTON 35 by cleaning and bleaching. In its natural condition,cotton will not dye readily because of a waxy sub-stance on the surface of… … ■ -ifiiffSW^BBCfi wwyj»TijJt m ■■I . Wa v ■.uuiiiiitf Picking and Ginning COTTON BALES strength and resists the dye. After picking, the cottonis sent to the ginning factory to have the seed removed.It is then pressed into bales by hydraulic presses, fivehundred pounds being the standard bale in the…
Textile fabrics · Sewing · Dressmaking
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